HOUSE OF SWEDEN

Georgetown, Washington, D.C.

 

Kimberlee McKitish

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The following documents were either furnished for review or otherwise considered for the final report:

  • Astaneh-Asl, Ph.d., P.E., Abolhassen, Erik A. Madsen, Charles Noble, Roger Jung, David B. McCallen, Ph.D., Matthew S. Hoehler, Wendy Li, and Ricky Hwa. Use of Catenary Cables to Prevent Progressive Collapse of Buildings. Tech. no. UCB/CEE-STEEL-2001/02. Berkeley: University of California at Berkeley, 2002. - A review of catenary cable research and how it can be useful in progressive collapse mitigation scenarios
  • Childs, Mark C. Parking Spaces. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1999. - Used to aid in the redesign of the parking level of the House of Sweden
  • General Services Administration. Progress Collapse Analysis and Design Guidelines for New Federal Office Buildings and Major Modernization Projects. U.S. General Services Administration, June 2003. - Used to aid in the design of more protected columns in the parking level
  • Hill, J. D., and G. Rhodes, eds. Car Park Designers' Handbook. Nashville: Thomas Telford Limited, 2005. - Used to aid in the redesign of the parking level of the House of Sweden
  • National Association of Waterproofing and Structural Repair Contractors, Inc. National Association for Waterproofing and Structural Repair Contractors. 1 Mar. 2005. 17 Mar. 2009 <http://nawsrc.org/index.php>. - A guide to help locate able waterproofing contractors
  • Postma, Mark. Building Envelope Design Guide - Below Grade Systems | Whole Building Design Guide. WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide. 02 Jan. 2007. National Institute of Building Sciences. 16 Mar. 2009 <http://www.wbdg.org/design/env_bg_overview.php>. - A design aid for waterproofing details of the foundation slab, walls, and plaza
  • Postma, Mark. Building Envelope Design Guide - Floor Slabs | Whole Building Design Guide. WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide. 14 Mar. 2006. National Institute of Building Sciences. 16 Mar. 2009 <http://www.wbdg.org/design/env_bg_slab.php>. - A design aid for waterproofing details of the foundation slab, walls, and plaza
  • Postma, Mark. Building Envelope Design Guide - Foundation Walls | Whole Building Design Guide. WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide. 14 Mar. 2006. National Institute of Building Sciences. 16 Mar. 2009 <http://www.wbdg.org/design/env_bg_wall.php>. - A design aid for waterproofing details of the foundation slab, walls, and plaza
  • Postma, Mark. Building Envelope Design Guide - Plazas, Tunnels, Vaults | Whole Building Design Guide. WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide. 14 Mar. 2006. National Institute of Building Sciences. 16 Mar. 2009 <http://www.wbdg.org/design/env_bg_plaza.php>. - A design aid for waterproofing details of the foundation slab, walls, and plaza
  • Ramsey, Charles George, and Harold Reeve Sleeper. Architectural Graphic Standards. Ed. Bruce Bassler. 11th ed. New York: Wiley, 2008. - Used to aid in the redesign of the parking level of the House of Sweden
Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in‐progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Kimberlee McKitish. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.
 

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